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We each pay attention to different aspects of a situation. I may notice colors; you may be struck by odors. We're also primed to pick up different nuances for personal reasons.

December 7, 2025   Recently, I’ve been doing some reading on the field of narrative gerontology. Yes, telling the stories of our lives as we age is a whole field! And, it’s a fascinating one.   At our core, humans are storytellers. We tell stories to make sense of our lives—even if we don’t realize that’s what we’re doing. As we get older, our stories  connect us to both our past and our future, and that connection is the “magic” ingredient giving meaning to our lives. Resear

Fully appreciating the moment can become our shared history, the stories we share for years.

November 24, 2025   “Without a story to give a framework to our lives, they become fragmented and scattered…[our] narratives give us goals, projects, and purposes worthy of ourselves.” Paul J. Waddell   I see the concept of story  wherever I look. Story  is such a universal—through cultures, through the decades, eons even, story  has always been the way we make sense of our lives. The many benefits of Birren’s “Life Review” are revealed in numerous research studies, but one t